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Textile Heritage of Algeria

In Algeria's Kabylie mountains, Berber women weave rugs entirely by hand — a craft that has changed little since antiquity, according to local sources, and remains central to a bride's dowry. The tradition is sustained today in part by an annual rug festival in the village of Aït Hichem, held since 1989.

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In Algeria's Kabylie mountains, Berber women weave rugs entirely by hand — a craft that has changed little since antiquity, according to local sources, and remains central to a bride's dowry. The tradition is sustained today in part by an annual rug festival in the village of Aït Hichem, held since 1989.

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